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Plants for the Middle of the Border

Think of them as padding for your borders, but make sure you choose plants that will add to the scheme - either by extending the flowering period, or adding a colour tone that will link the other elements together.

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Verbena bonariensis

Best Seller

25% off

Verbena bonariensis
From £2.62
approx 250 seeds
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds)
9cm pot
2 litre pot
+ 3 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 156 (156)
Helenium Moerheim Beauty

Best Seller

Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'
From £10.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 31 (31)
Achillea millefolium Lilac Beauty
Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9 (9)
Achillea Lachsschönheit' (Galaxy Series)
Achillea 'Lachsschönheit' (Galaxy Series)
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Astilbe Bressingham Beauty (x arendsii)
Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' (× arendsii)
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 6 (6)
Diascia personata Hopleys
Diascia personata 'Hopleys'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Monarda Beauty of Cobham
Monarda 'Beauty of Cobham'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Papaver (Oriental Group) Beauty of Livermere
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Beauty of Livermere'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 5 (5)
Salvia Berry Blast

New

50% off

Salvia 'Berry Blast'
From £5.00
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Salvia Cool Cream (PBR)
Salvia 'Cool Cream' (PBR)
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Salvia uliginosa
Salvia uliginosa
From £18.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Salvia × jamensis California Sunset

New

Salvia × jamensis 'California Sunset'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Sanguisorba Plum Drops
Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Zantedeschia aethiopica Snow White (PBR)
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Snow White' (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Clematis Hudson River ('Zo06137') (PBR)
Clematis Hudson River ('Zo06137') (PBR)
£29.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Spring promise pot collection

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Spring promise pot collection
From £33.96
1 × collection | 28 bulbs
1 × collection | 28 bulbs & pot
Lilium pollen free lily collection

New

Pollen free lily collection
From £16.45
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Beauty
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
From £11.99
1 × bare root plant
3 × bare root plants
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 17 (17)
Lilium Pollen free lotus lily collection
Pollen free lotus lily collection
From £16.45
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Lilium Lotus Beauty
Lilium 'Lotus Beauty'
From £5.99
1 × bulb
2 + 1 FREE bulbs
Paeonia lactiflora Karl Rosenfield
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
From £11.99
1 × bare root plant
3 × bare root plants
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Dahlia merckii

New

25% off

Dahlia merckii
From £4.49
approx 10 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Eragrostis spectabilis
Eragrostis spectabilis
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Helianthus debilis Soluna Lemon

25% off

Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Lemon'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 30 seeds
Prunus Umineko
Prunus 'Umineko'
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Fargesia rufa

30% off

Fargesia rufa
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Helleborus Sugar Plum

New

Helleborus 'Sugar Plum'
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Callistemon viminalis Captain Cook
Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
£24.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Salvia rosmarinus Roman Beauty (PBR)
rosemary Salvia rosmarinus 'Roman Beauty' (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Coffee and cream dahlia collection
Coffee & cream dahlia collection
From £23.95
available to order from winter
Last days of summer dahlia collection
Last days of summer dahlia collection
From £23.95
available to order from winter
Pink champagne dahlia collection

Best Seller

Pink champagne dahlia collection
From £27.45
available to order from winter
Burnt orange dahlia collection
Burnt orange dahlia collection
From £15.99
available to order from winter
Candyfloss dahlia collection
Candyfloss dahlia collection
From £23.95
available to order from winter
Coffee and cream 5 varieties dahlia collection
Coffee & cream 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £29.95
available to order from winter
Cutting garden dahlia collection
Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Mulberry twirl dahlia collection
Mulberry twirl dahlia collection
From £29.25
available to order from winter
Proud Mary dahlia collection
Proud Mary dahlia collection
From £23.25
available to order from winter
Canna Wyoming
Canna 'Wyoming'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Dahlia American Dawn
Dahlia 'American Dawn'
From £5.49
available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Dahlia Hollyhill Dark Beauty
Dahlia 'Hollyhill Dark Beauty'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Linda's Baby
Dahlia 'Linda's Baby'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Missis Miley
Dahlia 'Missis Miley'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Night Butterfly
Dahlia 'Night Butterfly'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Oleda
Dahlia 'Oleda'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Petras Wedding
Dahlia 'Petras Wedding'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Prinzessa ('Ariko 10-16')
Dahlia Prinzessa ('Ariko 10-16')
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Lilium martagon Arabian Night
Lilium martagon 'Arabian Night'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Zantedeschia Red Alert
Zantedeschia 'Red Alert'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
Pennisetum orientale JS® Dance With Me (PBR)
Pennisetum orientale 'JS Dance With Me' (PBR)
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rosa Mokarosa ('Frywitty') (PBR)
Rosa Mokarosa ('Frywitty') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£34.99
available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
pomegranate Provence
pomegranate 'Provence'
£19.99
available to order from spring 2027

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